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Contents

1 General Introduction .................................................................................. 1

2 Introduction to the Universal Login Manager ............................................. 1

2.1 General Architecture of Universal Login Manager .......................................................... 1

2.2 Authentication Mode .................................................................................................... 2

2.2.1 Local Authentication Mode ................................................................................................................. 2

2.2.2 Domain Authentication Mode ............................................................................................................ 3

2.2.3 uniFLOW Server Mode ........................................................................................................................ 3

2.3 Login Types ................................................................................................................... 3

2.3.1 Image Login or Image Login + PIN .................................................................................................... 3

2.3.2 Proximity Card Login or Proximity Card Login + PIN ........................................................................... 4

2.3.3 User Name and Password Login .......................................................................................................... 5

3 Universal Login Manager Components ....................................................... 5

3.1 Universal Login Manager (MEAP Application) ................................................................ 5

3.2 Universal Login Manager Usage Tracker (Rich Internet Application) ............................... 6

4 System Requirements ................................................................................. 6

4.1 Hardware and optional items ........................................................................................ 6

4.2 Software Requirements ................................................................................................ 6

4.2.1 Web Browsers ..................................................................................................................................... 7

4.2.2 Printer Driver and AMS Printer Driver Add-in Module ....................................................................... 7

4.2.3 Active Directory Server Requirements ................................................................................................ 7

5 Universal Login Manager Installation .......................................................... 8

5.1 Installation via Content Delivery System ....................................................................... 8

5.2 CDS Installation via Remote UI .................................................................................... 13

5.3 Manual Installation via Remote UI .............................................................................. 15

6 Universal Login Manager Configuration .................................................... 17

6.1 How to login to the Universal Login Manager Administration Tool ............................... 18

6.1.1 Activation .......................................................................................................................................... 19

6.1.2 Main Page .......................................................................................................................................... 20

6.2 Users .......................................................................................................................... 21

6.2.1 Home Folder ...................................................................................................................................... 23

6.2.2 Home Folder Settings on the Device ................................................................................................. 24

6.3 Profile ......................................................................................................................... 26

6.4 Setup .......................................................................................................................... 27

6.4.1 Login Type ......................................................................................................................................... 28

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6.4.1.1 Image Login and Image Login + PIN ................................................................................................................. 28

6.4.1.2 Proximity Card and Proximity Card + PIN Login ............................................................................................... 30

6.4.1.3 User Name/Password Login ............................................................................................................................. 31

6.4.2 Authentication Mode ........................................................................................................................ 31

6.4.2.1 Active Directory ............................................................................................................................................... 32

6.4.3 Import/Export ................................................................................................................................... 34

6.4.4 System Manager Settings .................................................................................................................. 35

6.5 Roles ........................................................................................................................... 35

6.5.1 Access Control ................................................................................................................................... 36

6.5.2 Import and Map Groups from Active Directory ................................................................................ 38

6.6 Customize ................................................................................................................... 39

6.6.1 Customized Language Strings ........................................................................................................... 42

6.7 Universal Login Manager Usage Tracker ...................................................................... 43

6.7.1 Adding a Device ................................................................................................................................. 45

6.7.1.1 Creating a Certificate on the Device ................................................................................................................ 46

6.7.2 Cost Table .......................................................................................................................................... 48

6.7.3 Creating a Report .............................................................................................................................. 49

6.7.4 Security Aspects ................................................................................................................................ 50

7 Secured Print ............................................................................................ 53

8 Upgrade to uniFLOW Server ..................................................................... 58

9 How to obtain Log Files ............................................................................ 58

10 Appendix .................................................................................................. 59

10.1 Hardware .................................................................................................................... 59

10.2 Optional Items ............................................................................................................ 60

10.2.1 Proximity Card Reader and Card Types ............................................................................................. 60

10.2.2 USB Device Port ................................................................................................................................. 61

10.2.3 AMS - Access Management System .................................................................................................. 62

11 Index ........................................................................................................ 63

Universal Login Manager

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1 General Introduction This document describes the technical requirements and setup procedures for the

Universal Login Manager. It is aimed at product managers, service managers, service

technicians, account managers, support, showroom personnel and external Canon

partners, who need to be able to set up and configure the Universal Login Manager.

Definitions and Abbreviations used in this document

ULM: Universal Login Manager

AD: Active Directory

CDS: Content Delivery System

RIA: Rich Internet Application

AMS: Access Management System

2 Introduction to the Universal Login Manager Universal Login Manager is a MEAP application developed by NT-ware for

imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices to provide a convenient server-less solution for

simple user authentication, including image login and proximity card login support.

This application helps to fully utilize the native capabilities of the imageRUNNER

ADVANCE for personalization, and also delivers basic usage and cost reporting

functionality. Universal Login Manager also utilizes the Access Management System

(AMS) to allow granular control of access per user.

In addition, Universal Login Manager can be used as a login application for uniFLOW.

Users can easily migrate to a uniFLOW solution without sacrificing their initial

investments such as MiCard PLUS card readers.

2.1 General Architecture of Universal Login Manager Universal Login Manager combines two concepts:

Authentication Provider: The server the user authenticates against. This server

can be configured in the setting Authentication Mode.

Authentication Presentation: The way the user logs in to a device. This can be

configured in the setting Login Type.


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Universal Login Manager is very flexible, supporting any size of customer by using a

combination of authentication mode and login type.

2.2 Authentication Mode You can select three different kinds of Authentication Providers.

Local Authentication Mode

An administrator can establish a user database on the device locally and utilize it

as an authentication provider.

Domain Authentication Mode

Utilizes an existing Active Directory on a Windows server as authentication

provider.

uniFLOW Server

A uniFLOW server can be selected as an authentication provider. Universal Login

Manager can also act as a login application for uniFLOW. This enables an easy

upgrade from a server-less solution to the uniFLOW solution. In this case, the

chargeable Device Access License is required on the uniFLOW Server.

Local Authentication Mode and Domain Authentication Mode can only be activated if the device is not configured as printer in uniFLOW. Otherwise, the Authentication Mode automatically switches to uniFLOW Server as soon as the uniFLOW server connects to the device.

2.2.1 Local Authentication Mode

Local Authentication Mode allows users to authenticate against a local database on the

device containing authentication information. This database can be exported and

imported via a web interface and can be manually distributed to other devices.

Universal Login Manager Configuration can register up to 1,000 users. Only users that

are associated with the administrator role can manage users.


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Local Authentication mode supports the following login methods:

Image Login (up to 48 users)

Image Login + PIN (up to 48 users)

Proximity Card Login (up to 1,000 users)

Proximity Card Login + PIN (up to 1,000 users)

Username and Password (up to 1,000 users)

You can select the login type in the Setup menu of the Universal Login Manager

Administration Configuration.

2.2.2 Domain Authentication Mode

The Domain Authentication Mode allows users to authenticate against an Active

Directory on a Windows server at the customer's site. You can also assign role

information to each group in an Active Directory.

The following login methods are available here:

Proximity Card Login

Proximity Card Login + PIN

Username and Password

When users enter their user name and password for network access, or swipe their

proximity card which is linked to the network credentials, user authentication is

performed.

2.2.3 uniFLOW Server Mode

Universal Login Manager can be used as login application for the uniFLOW solution.

This minimizes additional investment when upgrading to uniFLOW.

2.3 Login Types Universal Login Manager supports different login types that are described in the

following chapters.

The PIN code used in some of the login types is not the same PIN code as used in the department ID management of the printer. The PIN codes for device department IDs should be set to 0 in order to avoid problems.

2.3.1 Image Login or Image Login + PIN

Image Login allows users to login by pressing a button on the device's UI with an image

representing the user account. Image Login works on Local Authentication Mode only.


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Up to 48 user icons can be registered and uploaded as account image through the ULM

Configuration on the remote UI. You can select Image Login or Image + PIN mode, in

which case an additional PIN code input will also be required for login.

2.3.2 Proximity Card Login or Proximity Card Login + PIN

Proximity Card Login allows users to perform authentication by using a proximity card

such as HID, Mifare and others.

The supported card reader must be connected to the device. The USB Device Port

option is recommended for fitting the Card Reader securely inside the device.

Proximity Card Login works with all authentication modes (Local, AD, uniFLOW). You

also can set a PIN code for additional security on login.

The supported Proximity Card Reader is the MiCard PLUS.


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2.3.3 User Name and Password Login

Similar to SSO-H which is standard on MEAP enabled devices (iR and imageRUNNER

ADVANCE), you can login with the user name and password registered in the user

database. All authentication modes (Local, AD or uniFLOW) are possible.

3 Universal Login Manager Components Universal Login Manager consists of two software modules. These are individually

described in the following sections.

Universal Login Manager : MEAP application.

ULM Usage Tracker : Web browser plug-in application (RIA).

3.1 Universal Login Manager (MEAP Application) Universal Login Manager is developed by NT-ware, based on uniFLOW Login Manager.

Unlike uniFLOW Login Manager, it can perform without a uniFLOW server and

enhances the existing native functionalities on the imageRUNNER ADVANCE such as


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Send to Myself, personal buttons/workflows and AMS functionality, all of which are

dependent on user authentication on the device.

Size

Maximum file space 20000 KB

Maximum memory usage 6000 KB

Maximum file descriptor usage 30 KB

Maximum socket usage 8 KB

Maximum thread usage 20 KB

3.2 Universal Login Manager Usage Tracker (Rich Internet Application) ULM Usage Tracker is a web application that can be downloaded as a web browser

plug-in via a link in the ULM RUI menu. Once it is downloaded to a PC, it works in the

web browser until the cache is cleared.

ULM Usage Tracker can collect job log data from all registered devices (up to 10

devices) and shows print/copy/scan activities per user or per device including

transaction costs, which are maintained in a separate table.

The chapter Security Aspects (on page 50) describes in detail, how the ULM Usage

Tracker works and why it is safe to use it.

4 System Requirements

4.1 Hardware and optional items A list of supported devices and firmware versions as well as optional items can be

found in the appendix (on page 59).

4.2 Software Requirements


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4.2.1 Web Browsers

A web browser is required in order to access and operate the ULM Configuration and

the ULM Usage Tracker.

These web browsers are supported by the Universal Login Manager:

o Internet Explorer for Windows (version 7 or later)

o Chrome (version 21 or later)

o Mozilla Firefox (version 15 or later)

o Opera for Mac (version 12 or later)

o Safari (5.1 or later)

These web browsers are supported by the ULM Usage Tracker:

o Internet Explorer for Windows (version 8 or later).

o Chrome (version 21 or later)

o Mozilla Firefox (version 15 or later)

o Opera for Mac (version 12 or later)

o Safari (5.1 or later)

The export/import functionalities for cost tables in the ULM Usage Tracker use Flash and will only work on systems with an installed version of Adobe's Flash Player 10.0 or higher.

Due to limitations of IE8/9 the import functionality for cost tables is not supported in these browsers in ULM up to version 4.0.1. From ULM V.4.0.2 onwards, these browsers are fully supported.

4.2.2 Printer Driver and AMS Printer Driver Add-in Module

One of the following printer drivers must be installed on the computer in advance.

UFR II Printer Driver V20.60 or later

PCL 6 Printer Driver V20.60 or later

PCL 5e/5c Printer Driver V20.60 or later

PS 3 Printer Driver V20.60 or later

If users require AMS functionality, the AMS Printer Driver Add-in Module must also be

installed on all PCs in the network.

4.2.3 Active Directory Server Requirements

Supported Windows Server: Windows Server 2003/2008 or later.

Trust relationships between domains are currently not supported by the Universal Login Manager.


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5 Universal Login Manager Installation This section describes the procedure for installing Universal Login Manager on a MEAP

device.

There are several ways of installing the Universal Login Manager application:

Content Delivery System - License Access Number (LAN) required

o From the local UI

o From the remote UI (delivered installation)

Manual Installation - .jar file and license file are required

o From the Service Management System (SMS)

Required Items

Installation Methods

Default Admin Password

License Access Number

Application Files [.jar/.lic]

Networked PC with Web Browser

Internet Connection

CDS via Local UI see Canon documentation

Required Required

CDS via Remote UI see Canon documentation

Required Required Required

Manual Installation via SMS see Canon documentation

Required Required

The recommended installation mechanism is CDS. However, in some circumstances

CDS may not be suitable. In these cases, please obtain the MEAP application jar file

and the license file from the Canon Software Download Center and install using SMS.

If you install the application via the Service Management Service (SMS), the End User License Agreement (EULA) will be displayed and you will be prompted to accept it. If you do not accept it, the installation will abort.

5.1 Installation via Content Delivery System In order to install the Universal Login Manager through the CDS, a sixteen-digit License

Access Number (LAN) is required as shown below:

Universal Login Manager V4.1.2 LAN: W647-NG2A-L3K7-GYJZ

In order to access the CDS, you can operate from either the local UI of the device or

the remote UI from a networked PC.


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Before you install the MEAP application via CDS, please make sure your network can

communicate with the CDS. The "Communication Test" function is available to test the

network conditions.

Remote UI

Settings & Registration> Lisence/Other > Register/Update Software > Display

Logs/Communication Test

Local UI

Settings and Registration > Management Settings > License/Other >

Register/Update Software > Software Setting Management > Test Communication

CDS Install From Local UI

Please follow the steps described below:


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From the MFP’s touch panel, press Setting and Registration and login as system

manager (if required).

The default user name/password of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE are

User Name: 7654321

PIN: 7654321

From the Settings/Registration menu select Management Settings.

Select License/Other.


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Select Register/Update Software.

Click Install Applications/Options.

Enter the sixteen-digit LAN. Each set of four digits must be entered separately:

Universal Login Manager LAN: W647-NG2A-L3K7-GYJZ


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Click on Start to start the installation process.

Select Universal Login Manager by checking the box in the first column. Also

ensure that the Do Not Start button is selected.

Read and accept the license agreement. If you cannot comply with the terms of

the license agreement you must not continue with the installation.

The application will download and install.


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When the application has finished installing, a new screen will appear prompting

the user to complete the installation. Click the OK button on this screen to

complete the installation.

5.2 CDS Installation via Remote UI Please follow the steps below:

Open your web browser and login to the remote UI by entering the URL:

http: // <ipaddress>:8000

where <ipaddress> is the IP address of the device on which you wish the Universal

Login Manager to be installed.

o The default user name and password of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE are:

User Name: 7654321

PIN: 7654321

From the Settings/Registration menu select the Management Settings.


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Select License/Other.

Select Register/Update Software

Click Install Applications/Options.

Enter the sixteen-digit LAN. Each set of four digits must be entered separately:

Universal Login Manager LAN: W647-NG2A-L3K7-GYJZ


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Select the Universal Login Manager by checking the box in the first column. Also

ensure that the Stop radio button is selected, if you do not want to start the

Universal Login Manager immediately (needs restart of the device). Click Start to

begin with the installation process.

Read and accept the license agreement. If you cannot comply with the terms of

the license agreement you must not continue with the installation.

The application will be downloaded and installed.

When the application has finished installing, a new screen will appear prompting the

user to complete the installation. Click the OK button on this screen to complete the

installation.

5.3 Manual Installation via Remote UI Manual installation does not require an internet connection for the imageRUNNER

ADVANCE. You can use your networked PC to install the Universal Login Manager with

a web browser.

SMS - Service Management Service

SMS (Service Management Service) is a servlet that enables you to access

imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices via a network from a web browser and install or

manage MEAP applications. In order to install the Universal Login Manager via SMS,

you must have the Universal Login Manager application file (.jar) and the license file

(.lic) on a file system accessible from your PC.

You can download the Universal Login Manager .jar file and the license file from the

Canon Software Download Centre http://software.canon-europe.com/.

For installation via SMS follow the steps below:

Log in to the Service Management System (SMS).

Open your web browser and login to SMS by entering the following URL:

http: // <IP-address>:8000/sms

where <IP-address> is the IP address of the device on which you wish Universal

Login Manager to be installed.

http://software.canon-europe.com/


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Enter the appropriate password (case-sensitive) in the Password field.

Click the Login button to login to SMS.

Select Enhanced System Application Management.

On the Enhanced System Application Management list page, the status and other

details of the enhanced system applications installed on the machine are

displayed. You can also add new applications or stop applications from this screen.

Browse to the Jar File.

Click the Browse button next to the Enhanced System Application File Path field

to select the Universal Login Manager .jar file.

Enter the license file.

Before you can proceed with the installation you must provide a license file. Click

the Browse button next to the License File Path field to select the Universal Login

Manager license file (ULM.lic).


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Start the installation.

After you select the file path, click Install to proceed.

Click the SWITCH button to switch to the Universal Login Manager after the next

restart.

6 Universal Login Manager Configuration Various parameters and settings can be configured by the administrator using the

Universal Login Manager RUI.

Users and their profiles including passwords, images or home folders.

Authentication Providers such as AD/LDAP, Local or uniFLOW

Authentication Presentation methods such as Image Login or User

Name/Password.

Export/Import of the local database

Roles and their access rights

Customization of the user interface

The Universal Login Manager RUI is always shown in the same language as the MEAP display on the device.


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6.1 How to login to the Universal Login Manager Administration Tool Universal Login Manager hosts its own website. You can directly login to the Universal

Login Manager Administration Tool via the following address:

http : // <IPaddress>:8000/ulm

Here you can log in as administrator with the appropriate password. The default

password for the administrator is “password”. The password can be changed on the

Profile page of the Universal Login Manager.

Alternatively the website is available through the remote UI of the imageRUNNER

ADVANCE devices. The RUI can be opened in your web browser by entering the

following URL:

http : //<IP-address>:8000


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After logging in, you can find Universal Login Manager under Basic Tools on the right

hand side of the screen.

6.1.1 Activation

If this is the first time Universal Login Manager is started, it has to be activated. In

order to do so, the computer from which you access your device must be connected to

the internet. Enter the license code, press the Activate button and wait for the

acknowledgment.

The Demo button only activates the Universal Login Manager until the device is

restarted. This is for testing purposes only.


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6.1.2 Main Page

When entering Universal Login Manager you will see the main menu, comprising the

following items:

Users For Local Authentication mode only

Profile User details of the currently logged in

user

Setup Authentication mode, Login Type,

Import/Export

Roles For AMS function settings

Customize UI Screen Customization

Usage Tracker Link to the Universal Login Manager

Usage Tracker

Help Link to the Online Help

The submenus will be described in the following chapters.


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6.2 Users On the Users screen, a list of the users currently registered on the device can be found.

Here a user can be created, deleted or modified.

Clicking on either the Create User button or on an existing user opens the user

properties.

The table below specifies the fields that can be changed here:

Field Description Setting Conditions

User name Login name of the account Unique name consisting of up to 32 characters excluding the following characters:

SPACE ( \ / : * ? | < > [ ] ; , = + @ " )


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Field Description Setting Conditions

.

The user name is case sensitive.

Enter PIN /

Confirm PIN

The PIN code used with Simple ID (with or w/o images) or Prox Card ID.

Has to be confirmed in the second field.

Can be left blank or a number of up to seven digits. Leading zeros are automatically added, if less than seven digits are entered.

Home Folder

The home folder of the user.

Not supported by imageRUNNER ADVANCE Generation 1 devices.

Full path in UNC notation.

Password / Confirm Password

The password used for the authentication presentation of type "username/password".

Has to be confirmed in the second field.

Card ID The card number registered for the user's card.

The format depends on the type of card.

Departm. ID The user's department ID Depending on the device.

Email The user's email address. Any existing email address.

User Display Index

Used to sort the ID images on the login screen. The images are sorted in descending order, so the user with the highest index is listed first.

Any integer number.

Role The roles that are assigned to the user.

Multiple selection possible.

List of ID images

Graphic representation of the user Images can be uploaded and should have a size of 75x75 pixels. Accepted formats are JPG, GIF and PNG. Larger images will be scaled down.

When configuring Department IDs, please note that although you are able to

configure a Department ID in Universal Login Manager, the configuration of a

Department ID password is not possible here. For that reason it is unnecessary in

this case, to set the password of the Departments IDs on the devices to 0.

If you select the following roles: Administrator, Reporter, NetworkAdmin,

DeviceAdmin the "Department ID" field will be greyed out and "System Manager"

will be displayed in it. For these roles, the user will be assigned the system

manager department ID.

ID images should not exceed 500 kb. Bigger images can slow down the user

interface considerably.

Users with names that consist only of numbers cannot have custom images as ID

image. You can upload an image but only the standard ID image will be shown.


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6.2.1 Home Folder

The Home Folder functionality is only available on generation 2 imageRUNNER

ADVANCE devices. If a valid folder is entered as Home Folder in the user profile, the

respective settings for Scan and Send on the device are automatically populated.

Depending on the authentication provider and authentication mode, the settings on

the device vary slightly.

If Active Directory is used as the authentication provider with user name/password

login type, the user credentials are automatically filled in every time the function is

used.

Log in to the device as system manager and go to Settings/Registration : Function

Settings : Send > Limit Send Destination

In the section Personal Folder Specification Method select Login Server.

The setting Use Authentication Information of each User influences how the

credentials are handled:

o If active, the credentials have to be entered manually for the first time of use,

after that they are permanently stored on the device. The next time the

credentials will be filled in automatically.

o If inactive, the credentials are automatically filled in by the Universal Login

Manager.

If Active Directory without user name/password login type or Local Database is used

as the authentication provider, the user credentials have to be entered at the first use,

but can be stored permanently on the device. See section Home Folder settings on the

device below.

Log in to the device as system manager and go to Settings/Registration : Function

Settings : Send > Limit Send Destination

In the section Personal Folder Specification Method select Login Server.

The setting Use Authentication Information of each User influences how the

credentials are handled:

o If active, the credentials have to be entered manually only for the first time

of use, after that they are permanently stored on the device. The next time

the credentials will be filled in automatically.

o If inactive, the credentials are never filled in by the Universal Login Manager.

The user credentials have to be entered manually for each use.


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Press OK. Now the home folder function is ready to use.

Following this, open the following page: Settings/Registration : Function Settings :

Common Settings > Set Authentication Method

From the drop-down menu Information Used for File TX/Browsing Authentication

select Device Login Authentication Information.

6.2.2 Home Folder Settings on the Device

If the Authentication Provider is Local Database, users have to do the following once

on every device they want to use with their accounts.


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After logging in the user opens Scan and Send.

Here the user opens the Personal Folder settings.

The home folder from the ULM settings should be displayed as shown in the

following screenshot.


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After tapping on Details, the detailed settings are displayed. Host Name and

Folder Path should be preset. The user has to fill in User Name and Password and

tap on Store Password, then on OK. From now on the settings are saved on the

device and are ready for future use.

6.3 Profile On the Profile screen end users can change a subset of their user properties:

PIN

Password

Home Folder

Email

ID image

This feature is not available if LDAP authentication is activated.

The user has to login on the device RUI and has to open the Profile page. For further

details see chapter Users (on page 21).


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6.4 Setup The Setup page provides the Administrator with an easy way to configure the following

features:

Login type

Authentication mode

Import and export of the user database


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System manager ID and password

6.4.1 Login Type

In this section the Authentication Presentation can be selected. The following types are

available:

Image Login

Image Login + PIN

Proximity Card

Proximity Card + PIN

User Name/Password

6.4.1.1 Image Login and Image Login + PIN

Image Login

Image Login provides the user with an easy method of logging in. Login is done by

tapping on the associated icon on the device screen. There is no means of

authentication here other than the user name assigned to the ID image. No security

check is done and anybody with physical access to the printer can log in with any

identity.


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This login method should only be considered for small offices that are not concerned with security issues or usage tracking.

Image Login + PIN

The Image Login type can also be used in conjunction with a PIN code. This PIN code is

defined in the User/Profile setup and can contain up to seven digits. Since security is

provided here, this login type makes sense for small offices requiring usage tracking

and/or access control functionality.

For both login types, up to 48 accounts can be configured. This login method only

works with the setting Authenticate against Local Database.

Show Admin Image

It is possible to exclude the administrator from the Image Login. That way no user can

login with administrative rights via Image Login. Just set the setting Show Admin

Image to No.

Show Login Names

If this is set to Yes the user names are shown below the ID image on the MEAP screen.

Otherwise, only the ID images are shown.


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6.4.1.2 Proximity Card and Proximity Card + PIN Login

The login types Proximity Card and Proximity Card + PIN provide easy login with a high

level of security. Users only have to swipe their cards and - if configured, enter a PIN

code for additional security.

The use of a MiCard PLUS Reader is required for this login type. This reader supports

HID Proximity and MIFARE cards out of the box, but can be customized to support

more than 35 different card types.

These login types can be configured for Active Directory as well. With a

self-registration process it is very simple to register the card with the authentication

provider, such as an LDAP server. The card number will be registered during the first

login with the new card and the administrator does not have to enter any data

manually other than user name and password. The following configuration is required

for this login type:

Card training method

o None means that the card has to be registered manually by the administrator.

o User Name/Password means that the card is registered by the user

authenticating with user name and password.

Register PIN Code (only visible for Proximity Card + PIN)

This parameter determines, whether the users can also enter a new PIN code

while registering the card. When set to No, the administrator has to enter the PIN

codes for the users manually; when set to Yes, the users can enter the PIN codes

themselves.

Alternative Login Method

For both Proximity Card Login types this offers an alternative method of

authentication. This can either be None or User Name/Password. In the latter

case, a user can alternatively login without a card.

How to register a new card

1. The user swipes the new card.

2. The user enters user name and password for authentication.

3. If so configured the user enters the new PIN code.

4. The card number is now associated with the user and is stored in the database.

Local Authentication Mode as well as Domain Authentication Mode are supported. The

number of users for Proximity Card Login is unlimited. Since uniFLOW also supports

the MiCard PLUS Reader, a migration to uniFLOW is easy to accomplish.

To automatically store the new card number in Active Directory, users need write access to their AD profile. If this is not available, automatic registration will not be possible and the card number has to be stored manually by the administrator.


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6.4.1.3 User Name/Password Login

With this method the user has to provide user name and password when logging in to

the device. This method is secure and easy to set up but not as convenient as the

methods described above.

This method works with all authentication providers.

6.4.2 Authentication Mode

In the Authentication Mode section, the administrator can configure how the user

data is managed. The available options are:

Authenticate against:

Active Directory

Connect to an Active Directory / LDAP server. See chapter Active Directory (on

page 32) for further details

Local Database

Use a local user database on the device.

uniFLOW

This setting is only relevant, if the device is configured by a uniFLOW server. It is

set automatically after a device restart when the uniFLOW configuration is

completed.

The changes under Authenticate Against will be saved automatically after selecting an Authentication Provider. Clicking on Save is not necessary.


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6.4.2.1 Active Directory

If Authenticate Against is set to Active Directory, the Configure button can be used to

set all necessary parameters for the connection.

The following screenshots show the steps to establish the connection:

Enter the server data.

Enter authentication data for a user who has reading rights in the AD in order to

browse the directory tree. Write access is not necessary here. For Authentication

Method, the following methods can be selected: NTLM, Kerberos and LDAP. The

steps described below are identical for each of them.

Select how the directory tree is browsed. Select All Users.


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Now you can simply map existing attributes to the user's profile. Press Save +

Close to finish the process.

Alternatively select Specific Users in one of the previous steps to enable detailed

browsing of the directory tree.

Browse and select the directory.

Select the field mapping.


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After stepping through all configuration screens your connection is ready to use.

For the Active Directory, only readrights are required, except for changes that are

made by users in their own profiles. Therefore the users need write access on their

own AD profiles.

This is also important for card training purposes, where the users can change their

saved card numbers by associating their cards to their profiles by entering their

credentials.

6.4.3 Import/Export

The administrator can export and import the configuration along with the user

configuration. This can be done on the Setup screen. All system data including

background images, icons, user data etc. will be saved. This works with all database

types.

The exported data can easily be imported into another imageRUNNER ADVANCE

device.

Note that the data will be merged. Existing data will be overwritten with the imported data.

Example

User A and User B exist in the database. A CSV file with data of User B and User C is imported. In the end User A remains untouched and User C is imported from the CSV while the existing data of User B will be overwritten with the data from the CSV file.


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It is also possible to import user data from a comma separated text file (CSV). The CSV

file must consist of a column header including all or some of the following keywords:

loginname, mail, cardid, homefolder, pincode, password, deptid, roles,

displayindex

The following requirements have to be fulfilled:

The keyword loginname is mandatory.

The delimiter should be either "," or ";" (without quotes).

If delimiters like "," or ";" are part of a field value, the complete value has to be set

in quotes.

Example: 10,4 must be converted to "10,4"

If a quote is part of a value, the quote has to be doubled and the complete value

has to be set in quotes.

Example: The value String ("A") must be converted to "String (""A"")".

Backslashes in a value must be doubled and the complete value has to be set in

quotes.

Example: \\server\homefolder must be converted to "\\\\server\\homefolder"

Normally, these requirements are met when exporting a table as CSV file from Microsoft Excel.

See example below. Note the usage of the quotes in the last column of the first user,

where there is a comma within the field.

6.4.4 System Manager Settings

Here the system manager's ID and password can be changed.

6.5 Roles A role is a set of access rights to device features (e.g. permission to print duplex or to

print in color). The access rights are controlled by the AMS kit, which is therefore

required on the device. The Roles screen allows administrators to define different roles

with different access rights. Each user has at least one role, that is assigned by the

administrator. The assignment of roles takes place in the User (see "Users" on page

21) menu.

There are different role types: preconfigured roles and custom roles.

Preconfigured roles

Most of the preconfigured role names also already in use on the device and have been

implemented in the Universal Login Manager for consistency reasons. The


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Administrator, NetworkAdmin and DeviceAdmin roles all use the System Manager ID

as Department ID and as such, have access to the Universal Login Manager Usage

Tracker. The Reporter role also has access to the Usage Tracker. This role has been

especially created to enable a non-admin user to enter the Usage Tracker if required.

The PowerUser, GeneralUser, LimitedUser and Guest are preconfigured roles with

various limited permissions. For more details, see the specific permission configuration

of each role that is displayed on the right hand side of the Roles menu.

Preconfigured roles cannot be edited.

Custom roles

A custom role can be created by clicking on the Create button and entering a name for

the new role. Existing custom roles can be modified by clicking on the role name in the

role list. Then you can configure each feature supported by AMS for the selected role,

e.g. the permission for printing color or printing duplex.

6.5.1 Access Control

In the section Access Control on the left lower side you can choose whether access

control takes place on device level or on function level.

Device level login - If this radio button is checked, the device is locked if no user is

logged in. As soon as users unlock the device by authenticating, they have access

to all functions that have been assigned to their individual role.

Function level login - If this radio button is checked, some particular functions on

the device can be used without user authentication. Which functionality can be

used without user authentication is configured via the permit/deny settings of the

FunctionLevelLogin role. For this role, only the main functions can be permitted or

denied, e.g. printing but not explicitly color or B/W printing. When a user chooses

a function that is not available via the FunctionLevelLogin role, a user

authentication is required. In this case it depends on the settings of the role that

has been applied to this user whether the functionality is available for this

particular user or not.


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o Under Restricted Applets each MEAP-Applet installed can be restricted.

If Department ID Management is activated on the device, function level login only works if the department ID 9 was created manually without password beforehand.

In the section Access Control also general functions can be permitted or denied. This

applies to Remote scan, Remote copy and Remote print. If allowed, these functions

can be used remotely, otherwise they are forbidden.

The field AMS Printer Driver Plug-In controls, whether the use of this plug-in is

mandatory in order to use the AMS controlled functions or not.

After having finished the configuration press the Save button to save the settings.


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6.5.2 Import and Map Groups from Active Directory

If a connection to an Active Directory (AD) is configured, it is possible to import groups

from the AD and map these to roles within the Universal Login Manager.

To import an AD group, just press the button Import AD Groups. A list with the AD

groups appears from which you can select one or more groups. After pressing the Save

button, the group(s) will be imported as roles with the same name and appear in the

section Roles together with the already existing roles.


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If Make an implicit mapping of groups to roles... is checked, the imported groups are

automatically mapped to the newly created roles of the same name. Otherwise the

mapping has to be done manually.

To manually map groups, press the button Map Groups to Roles. A new window

appears with the groups on the left and the roles selectable from a drop-down list on

th right. If Make an implicit mapping of groups to roles... is checked in the first step,

the group and role with the same name are mapped automatically (as for "users" in

the screenshot). Otherwise no mapping is done and the administrator has to select a

mapping by hand. Pressing Save concludes the mapping.

6.6 Customize On this screen, the user interface can be customized. This can be done by selecting an

existing theme or creating a new one from the Themes section. On the right side, a

name can be entered for a new theme (existing themes cannot be renamed) and

several settings like Font Size or various color settings can be defined. Additionally a

background image can be uploaded and the positions of the login mask and info text

can be set. Allowed image formats are JPG, PNG and GIF.

The following Theme Settings are available:


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Name - The name of the theme. Cannot be changed after a theme has been

created.

Font size - Font size of the texts shown.

Login position - The position of the Login box. Can be Left, Center, Right or

Hidden. If Hidden is selected, no card symbol will be shown for the Proximity Card

and Proximity Card with PIN login types.

Textbox position - The position of the Text box. Can be Left, Center or Right.

ID image layout - Determines what matrix is used for the alignment of ID images

on the device UI. Either 2x4 or 3x4 images can be displayed on one screen.

Font color - Color of the fonts.

Border color - Color of the border around the boxes.

Header background color - Background color of the header line.

Button background color - Background color of the login button.

Background color - Color of the main window background.

Background image - Miniature of the uploaded image.

Example

Press the Create button and enter a name. Choose the font size you want and

decide on the position of the login box and the information text box. Then use the

color picker for each of the color fields.


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Choose a font color and if necessary a color for the border, header, button and

general background.

You can also browse for a background image for the device screen and upload it.

Click Save to apply your settings. Now the new settings are active and your login

manager UI has a completely customized design.


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6.6.1 Customized Language Strings

It is possible to translate the strings of the Universal Login Manager into the local

language if required and upload these to the device. To extract the desired strings

from the NT-ware String Localization Tool, please click on the following link: Universal

Login Manager String Export

http://ntwlabib.dnsalias.com/Stringtable/MomLang.xml?from=40000&to=40999 and

save the download locally. Open the file in an XML editor, locate the desired language

or create your own language string if necessary. In that case, make sure to use the

ISO-639-1 code of the language you want to add. When done, you can upload the

localized file in the Customize menu under Custom Strings. Browse for the file by

clicking on the Browse button and upload it with the Upload button. You can remove it

again by clicking on Remove. This reactivates the default string table.

The english language strings must be present in the modified XML file additionally. Otherwise the import of customized strings will not be successful.

The language files are stored locally on the device. If you have multiple devices you need to repeat the above for all devices.

http://ntwlabib.dnsalias.com/Stringtable/MomLang.xml?from=40000&to=40999


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Edit Strings for MEAP UI

You can also edit the strings displayed on the MEAP display. Press Edit Strings on the

Customize page. Now you can select the string to edit by ticking the checkbox next to

it. Finish with Save.

You can reset each field simply by unchecking the checkbox. The string will revert to the default string.

6.7 Universal Login Manager Usage Tracker The Universal Login Manager provides the possibility of downloading a Rich Internet

Application for tracking the usage of the devices the Universal Login Manager Usage

Tracker. This application is run in a local browser on the user's computer. With it the

user can manage a list of registered devices (up to 10) and retrieve reporting data from

the devices.

The link to the ULM Usage Tracker can be found on the Usage Tracker tab of the

Universal Login Manager RUI.

The Usage Tracker has three sub menus:


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Usage Tracker

On this page up to 10 printers can be added and reports for a given period of time can

be created.

Cost Table

On this page prices for each product can be entered, sorted by media and service, e.g.

for Print A4 Color. The value is entered without currency unit.


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All data like prices or added printers are stored only in the local browser's cache and controlled with cookies. All configured data is lost, if cache and cookies are deleted. To save data, use the export/import functions where available.

Settings

Here two parameters for CSV export of reports and Cost Tables can be changed.

Decimals delimiter

Decimal delimiter can either be a dot (.) or a comma (,)

CSV columns delimiter

You can either select semicolon (;), comma (,) or a tabulator (TAB.)

6.7.1 Adding a Device

In order to add a device for which you want to create a report, open the Usage Tracker

page and press the button Add Device. A new row opens where you can add a new

device. Enter the IP address and press the button Add. If you have checked Find

neighbors, the Usage Tracker tries to find more devices in the same subnet. The new

device(s) appear(s) in the device list. The names are automatically filled in. When the

registration of new devices is finished, press the button Done. The "Add Device row"

closes.

The device list consists of the following columns:

The select column (first column)

Here you can select the device for reporting by checking the corresponding select

box. By checking the select box in the column header, you select all available

devices. By unchecking this box, you unselect all devices.

Device Model

This name will be automatically retrieved when the IP address of the device has

been entered.

Device IP Address

The IP of the device.

Serial Number

The serial number of the device.

Earliest Date


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If you click on Check, the Usage Tracker tries to determine the date of the oldest

entry in the device's job list. This only works if a valid user name and password

have been entered.

Neighbors

If you click on Find, the Usage Tracker tries to find more devices in the same

subnet.

Delete

Press the delete icon in order to delete the device from the list.

Availability

If the device is available the icon shown here is green, otherwise it is red.

6.7.1.1 Creating a Certificate on the Device

It is possible that your browser cannot retrieve information from the device due to

certificate problems when using an SSL connection. In this case the printer appears as

unavailable in the device list.

To solve this problem you need to create a new certificate on the device including it's

IP address. In order to do this, follow these steps:

Open the printer's RUI in a browser and log in with system manager credentials.

Open Settings/Registration : Management Settings : License/Other > MEAP

Settings and uncheck Use SSL.

Click on OK and restart the device.

Login again and open Settings/Registration : Preferences : Network Settings > SSL

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If another key than the Default Key was used before, check the radio button in

front of Default Key and click on Default Key Settings to set it as the standard SSL

key. Restart the device.

Login again. In Settings/Registration : Management Settings : Device

Management > Key and Certificate Settings click on Generate Key, then open

Network Communication.

Enter the device IP address in the field Common Name, fill out the Certificate

Settings and click on OK.

Open Settings/Registration : Preferences : Network Settings > SSL Settings > Key

and Certificate Settings.

Select the new key and click on Default Key Settings. Now [SSL] marks this key as

the active SSL key.

Open Settings/Registration : Management Settings : License/Other > MEAP

Settings and check Use SSL.

Click on OK and restart the device.

Now open the RUI from your browser again and save the SSL certificate to your

file system. The way how to do that depends on your browser.

Open the Windows file explorer and double-click on the saved certificate.


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Start the Certificate Import Wizard by clicking on Install Certificate and follow the

steps.

After finishing the wizard start the ULM Usage Tracker. The printer is now marked

as available in the device list

Note that the certificate has to be installed on each PC running the Usage Tracker.

6.7.2 Cost Table

On this page you can enter prices for media and services. For instance, you can enter

different prices for Fax or Print in A4.

Note that prices have to be entered in order to have meaningful reports.

The Cost Table can be exported and imported by using the export and import buttons

in the upper left corner of the screen.


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6.7.3 Creating a Report

To create a report, proceed as follows:

Enter a valid user name and password.

Enter the date range using the Begin Date and End Date fields.

In the device list check the select boxes of the device(s) you want reports for or

the select box in the column header for all devices. Only devices shown as

available can be selected.

Select a report by clicking on the icon in the column Generate Report. The report

is being generated and appears after a period of time. Depending on the range of

time and the number of devices this can take several minutes.

If you select more than one device, make sure that the user who is generating the report has an Administrator or Reporter role on all selected devices and that name and password are the same on all devices.

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After reading out the data from the device(s), the selected report is shown. You can

switch between the report types without re-reading data by simply clicking on the

report names in the upper left corner. The tab unpaginated view opens the selected

report in a popup window to enable the user to make a print-out of the displayed html

page. To close this pop-up click on the red X in the upper right corner.

The reports can be exported as *.csv files for further processing in a spread sheet

application. Click the export icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen to do so.

The exported *.csv file uses the delimiters configured under Settings.

6.7.4 Security Aspects

The ULM Usage Tracker is a web app that is executed locally within the browser. When

the user opens the Usage Tracker from the user interface the web browser requests

the web app package from the NT-ware web site. The package comprises all scripts


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and files necessary to run the Usage Tracker (JS, Flash, HTML, images, CSS). After

receiving the package the browser starts the web app locally. The app runs in the

browser alone and keeps its data within the browser cache or cookies, depending on

the type of data, see below for more details.

No data is shared outside the local network. No data leaves the local network. Communication with printers takes place encrypted via HTTPS protocol.

Usage Tracker Communication in Detail

All scripts that run within the Usage Tracker environment are downloaded locally

and are kept in the browser's cache. That concerns the following technologies:

o JavaScript + HTML

General application.

Import of prices, except for IE8/9.

o Adobe Flash

All browsers: for export of reports and prices.

IE8/9 only: import of prices

The browser makes requests to the devices through the HTTP(S) protocol, using

JavaScript AJAX calls. The answer is returned in JSON format and is locally parsed

by the JavaScript code running in the browser.


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Data transfer between workstation and printer is done via HTTPS. Only if HTTPS is

not available for any reason (network configuration, certificates etc.), the system

falls back to HTTP.

Username and password, printer IP and settings as well as the price tables are

stored within cookies.

Data coming from the printers are kept in the workstation's memory.

Due to different technologies used in the Internet Explorer (only for version 8/9)

the communication is done in JSON-P. When using HTTPS, you will get a warning

that the certificate is unknown. This can be resolved by installing the certificate

locally. See chapter Creating a Certificate on the Device (on page 46).


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7 Secured Print With the Universal Login Manager a user can easily use the built-in Secured Print

function of the device. To do so, the following steps are necessary.

Configure Secured Print

Install the generic driver for the specific device.

Open the Properties of that printer driver.

On the General tab open the Printing Preferences. Select Secured Print as Output

Method and save the settings with OK.


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Open the Device Settings tab and check Secure Printing Function of Device.

Check Set User Information(L) and press Apply. Then click on the Settings(W)

button.

In the new window enter the user name that is used on the device and a PIN code.

The PIN code is used as the default PIN code for new jobs but can also be changed

for each print process.

This PIN code is needed to release Secured Print jobs. The user either has to know this default PIN code or define an own PIN for each print job.

Check the two confirmation boxes. The user is now asked for credentials when

creating a print job as well as when releasing the job at the device. This can be

changed depending on the desired level of security.

Press OK and close the printer properties.


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From now on, any print job printed will only be sent to the printer after acknowledging

the default values defined above or after entering new credentials for the current job.

Releasing Secured Print Jobs

The user logs in to the printer with the Universal Login Manager and taps on the

Secured Print button.


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Now a list is shown with the user's print jobs (My Job Status) and can be released

by selecting a job and tapping on the Secured Print button. Here the user enters

the PIN that was used when the print job was created and the job is printed out

after tapping on OK.

Omit PIN

The following ONLY works on Generation 2 devices!

It can be useful to have the print job printed out without having to enter the PIN code

at the device. In order to do so, the following settings have to be made.


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Open the System Management Mode.

Open Function Settings > Secure Print > Simple Authentication Settings.

Activate Omit Password.

Now new print jobs will be printed without user interaction under the following

conditions:

Either enter the PIN 3758211 as the default PIN in the User Information Settings on

the Device Settings tab or the user enters this PIN for each individual print job.


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8 Upgrade to uniFLOW Server The Universal Login Manager can be connected to a uniFLOW server or RPS. Then it

automatically will switch into a "uniFLOW Client" mode. In that mode the Universal

Login Manager is controlled by the uniFLOW server like a standard uniFLOW Login

Manager.

9 How to obtain Log Files The Universal Login Manager logs its activities and writes the log data into the device

logs, which can be accessed via the Service Management Service page.


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10 Appendix

10.1 Hardware A list of supported devices and firmware versions can be found below.

Device Name Firmware Ver.

AMS Note Tested with Controller (*3)

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9280 PRO v10.23 STD *1 n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7280i/C7270i/C7260i

v10.23 STD imagePASS A2

colorPASS GX400

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5255/C5255i/C5250/C5250i/C5240i/C5235i

v06.01 STD imagePASS B2

colorPASS GX400


v06.01 STD n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2220L v10.23 STD n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 8205 PRO/8295 PRO/8285 PRO

v02.01 STD n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6275i/6265i/6255i v02.01 STD imagePASS U2

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4251i/4245i/4235i/4225i

v10.20 STD

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9070 PRO/C9060 PRO

v69.03 Option *1 imagePASS A1, B1

colorPASS GX300

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7065i/C7055i v69.03 Option imagePASS A1

colorPASS GX300

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051/C5051i/C5045/C5045i/C5035/C5035i/C5030/C5030i

v69.03 Option imagePASS B1

colorPASS GX300


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Device Name Firmware Ver.

AMS Note Tested with Controller (*3)

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030L/C2020L v32.01 Option *2 n/a


v32.01 Option n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 8105 PRO/8095 PRO/8085 PRO

v44.03 Option imagePASS U1

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6075/6075i/6065/6065i/6055/ 6055i

v44.03 Option n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4051i/4045i/4035i/4025i

v17.02 Option n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE 500i/400i v1.02 STD n/a

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C250i/C350i/C351i v17.01 STD n/a

*1 AMS for Print function not supported on Local/AD mode

*2 Secure Print function (My job status) not supported

*3 The highlighted device types have been tested with the controller listed.

10.2 Optional Items

10.2.1 Proximity Card Reader and Card Types

MiCard PLUS and Proximity Card Options

Description Item Code

MiCard PLUS Readers (1 - 9) 8418B001AA

This is a required item when the Proximity Card Login type is selected.

The MiCard PLUS supports HID Proximity and Mifare card types as default. If the user

does not have any of the supported proximity cards, we can provide them as listed

below.


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The MiCard PLUS has to be connected to the USB interface of the imageRUNNER

ADVANCE devices. The USB device port option is recommended to house and protect

the MiCard PLUS. See chapter USB Device Port (on page 61).

HID Proximity Card


HID Card 10 Pack 8418B003AA

Mifare Card


Mifare Card 10 Pack 8418B002AA

The users can utilize their own HID or Mifare cards. If the customer already uses a

different card type, then you need to change the setting of the card reader through the

MiCard Configuration Tool.

10.2.2 USB Device Port

The USB Device Port option is recommended in order to keep the card reader secure

and safe. It provides two additional USB ports and you can easily install and store a

MiCard PLUS in it. A4 ADVANCE devices don’t have a device port option. Instead, use

the IC Card Reader option to store a MiCard PLUS secure and safe.

Item Code Products Supported devices

5594B003AA USB Device Port-E3

iR-ADV 4251i/4245i/4235i/4225i

5594B002AA USB Device Port-E2

iR-ADV

C5255/C5255i/C5250/C5250i/C5240i/C5235i/

C5051/C5051i/C5045/C5045i/C5035/C5035i/C5030/C5030i/

C2230i/C2225i/C2220i/ C2220L

3720B001AA USB Device Port-B1

iR-ADV C5051/C5051i/C5045/C5045i/C5035/C5035i/C5030/C5030i

4790B001AA USB Device Port-C1

iR-ADV C2030i/C2030L/C2025i/C2020i/C2020L

5010B001AA USB Device iR-ADV 4051i/4045i/4035i/4025i


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Item Code Products Supported devices

Port-D1

6866B001AA IC Card Reader Box-A1

iR-ADV 500i/400i

The USB Device Port is standard on imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6xxx/8xxx PRO,

C7xxx/C9xxxPRO.

10.2.3 AMS - Access Management System

AMS Kit

In order to set up access control per user/group, an AMS kit is required. The Access

Management System is standard on the imageRUNNER ADVANCE

C92xx/C72xx/C52xx/C22xx/82xx/62xx/42xx/500i/400i series. For other imageRUNNER

ADVANCE models, please refer to the table below for the required optional item to be

ordered.

1642B011AA AMS Kit-B1 iR ADV C9070 PRO/C9060 PRO/ C7065/C7055/C5051/C5051i/C5045/C5045i/C5035/C5035i/C5030/C5030i/C2030L/C2020L/C2030i/C2025i/C2020i/8105 PRO/8095 PRO/8085 PRO/6075/6075i/6065/6065i/6055/6055i/4051i/4045i/4035i/4025i

AMS Printer Driver Add-In Module

In order to set access control for print jobs from a Windows PC, you need to install the

AMS printer driver add-in module into the Canon printer driver (UFRII/PCL/PS). The

AMS printer driver add-in module is provided through the Software Download Centre

http://software.canon-europe.com/.

Supported Version: AMS printer driver add-in module Ver 3.1.0 or later.

http://software.canon-europe.com/

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11 Index

A

Access Control .................................................... 36

Access Management System .......................... 7, 62

Activation ............................................................ 19

Active Directory ........................................ 7, 32, 38

Adding a Device .................................................. 45

Administration Tool ............................................ 18

Authentication

Mode ........................................................... 31

Provider ......................................................... 2

C

Certificate ........................................................... 46

Components ......................................................... 5

Configuration ...................................................... 17

Content Delivery System ...................................... 8

Cost Table ........................................................... 48

Creating a Report ................................................ 49

Customize ..................................................... 39, 42

D

Department ID .................................................... 36

Disclaimer ............................................................. 3

Domain Authentication Mode .............................. 3

E

Export ................................................................. 34

H

Home Folder ................................................. 23, 24

I

Image Login ..................................................... 3, 28

Image Login and Image Login + PIN ............ 28

Import ........................................................... 34, 38

Installation ...................................................... 8, 15

L

Language Strings see Customize .................... 42

Local Authentication Mode ..................................2

Log Files ............................................................. 58

Login Types ..................................................... 3, 28

M

MEAP ....................................................................5

O

Optional Items ................................................... 60

P

Profile see User .............................................. 26

Proximity Card

Proximity Card and Proximity Card + PIN

Login ........................................................... 30

Proximity Card Reader and Card Types ...... 60

R

Requirements .......................................................6

Rich Internet Application ......................................6

Roles

Preconfigured ............................................. 35

S

Secured Print ..................................................... 53

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Security ............................................................... 50

Setup ................................................................... 27

System Manager

ID And Password .......................................... 27

Settings ........................................................ 35

U

uniFLOW

Server Mode .................................................. 3

Upgrade ....................................................... 58

Usage Tracker ................................................. 6, 43

USB Device Port ................................................. 61

User .................................................................... 21

Create ......................................................... 21

Profile ......................................................... 26

User Name and Password Login .............. 5, 31

W

Web Browsers .......................................................7

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